1From George Washington to Brigadier General Joseph Spencer, 26 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have perused & consider’d a Petition or rather a Remonstrance directed to you & signed by Several Captains & Subalterns on the Appointment of Mr Huntington to the Lieutenancy of Capt. Chester’s Company. The decent Representation of Officers or even of common Soldiers through the Channel of their Colonel, or other superior Officers I shall always encourage & attend to: But I must declare my...
2To George Washington from Brigadier General Joseph Spencer, 25 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer hereof Capt. Sumner in Colo. Wyllys’s Regiment, has a Lieut. on Command with Colo. Arnold—whereby the Birth is at present vacant: Roger Hooker an Ensign belonging to the same Regiment a likely young Officer—and the only one who is willing to serve another Campaign, of the Company he at present belongs to—is desirous to serve in the Birth of the absent Lieut.—as likewise Capt. Sumner...
3To George Washington from Brigadier General Joseph Spencer, 16 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Roxbury , 16 December 1775 . Recommends Stephen Keyes for a vacant first lieutenancy in Col. Samuel Holden Parsons’s regiment. LS , DLC:GW . For background on this letter, see Keyes to GW, this date . For another recommendation of Keyes, see Jedediah Huntington, Samuel Wyllys, and Samuel Holden Parsons to GW, this date .
4To George Washington from Brigadier General Joseph Spencer, 18 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Roxbury 18 December 1775 . Recommends William Peck for adjutant of Col. Jedediah Huntington’s regiment. LS , DLC:GW . William Peck served as Huntington’s adjutant until 23 June 1776 when he became brigade major to Gen. Joseph Spencer. Peck was appointed one of Spencer’s aides-de-camp on 14 Aug. 1776, and on 17 July 1777 Congress named him adjutant general to the militia and state...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General Joseph Spencer, 22 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
22 February 1776 . “Certifies that the Revd Nathl Eells at present the Chaplain of the 10th & 19th Regts engaged for four Months from the first of Jany last.” DS , DLC:GW . Although this document is not specifically addressed to GW, it was apparently sent to him as were other certifications of chaplain appointments about this time. See Nathanael Greene to GW, 21 Feb ., William Heath to GW, 22...
6To George Washington from Brigadier Generals William Heath, Joseph Spencer, Nathanael Greene, and Lord Stirling, 27 June … (Washington Papers)
In Considering the Several Matters which your Excellency has been pleased to referr to us; we do with regard to Long Island and Staten Island think it absolutely Necessary for the Safety & defence of this Colony that all the Stock of Cattle and Sheep (Except such as may be requisite for the present Subsistance of the Inhabitants) be removed to a distance from the Sea Coast and that this be...
7From George Washington to Major General Joseph Spencer, 14 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd Advices from Governor Trumbull that a large Fleet of the Enemy’s Ships of War and Transports were lying off New London, with an Intent to make a Descent on some part of N. England. He desires me to send some General Officers to take the Command of the Militia who are assembling to make the best Opposition in their power. I must therefore request, that you would immediately...
8From George Washington to Major General Joseph Spencer, 22 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote to you on the 14th Instant, I had little doubt of receiving considerable support from the Militia of this State, and was taught to believe that a large part of the old Troops (coming on with General Lee) had reinlisted—In the first, I have every reason in the world to fear a disappointment—In the latter, I find myself woefully deceiv’d—It is easier therefore to conceive, than...
9To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Joseph Spencer, 11 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Joseph Spencer, 11 Jan. 1777. Spencer wrote GW on 30 Jan. : “I wrote to your Excellency the 11th Instant.”
10To George Washington from Major General Joseph Spencer, 12 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Orders of the 14th I did not receive untill the 23d of Decemr; at that Time no Militia had arrived from New England. I had heard a Day or two before that some belonging to the Massachusetts State were on their Way as far as Litchfield. I set out on my Journey the 24th day of Decemr met no Troops untill I had passed New Haven, between N. Haven and Providence, I met some...